Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, has become a part of business parlance and is now embedded as a key aspect of corporate strategy. An umbrella term encompassing company initiatives in the social, environmental and ethical spheres, CSR is being undertaken with the objective of serving the interests of the community. The Economic Times CSR Compendium - Touching Lives is a collection of such articles that brings to light the CSR efforts undertaken by various corporate houses - their commitment to the nation. Put together under the banner of The Economic Times, India's leading financial daily, this first-of-its-kind Compendium mentions the programmes that companies like Aditya Birla Group, DLF Foundation, Fortis Foundation, Hero Group, Indian Oil, Maruti Suzuki, Reliance Foundation, Vedanta, Yes Bank among others, have put into motion. There is a wide variety of work ranging from ensuring rehabilitation and resettlement, sanitation, road safety programmes to large scale immunization and setting up BPOs under employment programmes. Another unique feature of this Compendium is the thought-provoking yet inspirational articles by social stalwarts and subject matter experts such as Dr. MS Swaminathan, Rajendra Singh, Rohit Baluja, Adarsh Kataruka, Namrata Rana, Utkarsh Majmudar and others.Printed Pages: 168.